Ruffle and lace doily attachment for irons



March 20, 1951 M. E. LANGDON ,5

RUFF'LE AND LACE DOILY ATTACHMENT FOR IRONS Filed Oct. 3, 1947 Fig. 4.

Illllllln /5 Inventor QM 405M Patented Mar. 20, i951 RUFFLE 1) LACE DOILY- ATTACHMENT ,.FoamoNs Mary E. Langdon, Sterling, 111., now by marriage Mary Elma Link Application October 3, 1947, Serial N o. 77 7,619

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to an attachment for hand irons which is such in shape and design that it performs to advantage and assists the user in ironing delicate fabrics and textile materials particularly those of rufiled and lacey forms.

It is a matter of common knowledge that flat irons both of the flame and electrically heated types have body portions which are so pointed and externally contoured that they interfere noticeably when it comes to pressing ruffles and ironing out the wrinkles in lace-work fabrics and the like. In view of such difficulties I contemplate providing the iron body with a simple and inexpensive attachment, the latter in the form of a body encasing protector shield, this so contoured in shape that it permits safe and smooth ironing accomplishments to be completed.

More specifically, the invention appertains to an iron body encasing jacket constructed of companion sections which properly fit over marginal portions of the iron body and which convert the normal shape of said body to a blunt contoured surface which is highly adaptable for use on ruflled and lace-like curtains, garments and the like.

Other objects and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description and the accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an electric hand iron embodying a protector attachment constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the sections which go to make up the attachment;

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of the iron with portions of the sections shown in proper cross-hatching to bring out their contours and shapes; and

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary corner section taken on the horizontal line 44 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings by distinguishing reference characters the conventional electric flat iron comprises an iron body which is generally denoted by the numeral 5 and includes a pointed fore portion 6 and stepped portions I and 8 more-or-less of general form and style. The handle, which is also conventional, is denoted by the numeral 9. As stated, irons of this shape and type usually tear and disrupt lace-like fabrics and fragile rufiles and other similarly constructed disruptible portions on garments and the like. Instead of having to buy a special ruffle iron I contemplate provision of the attachment herein shown which enables theregular iron to carry same and which converts said regular iron into one which lends itself highly adaptable to proper care and ironing in respect to readily disruptible portions and surfaces on textile materials. The attachment is in the nature of a sectional casing or shield and is made up of a front main section III and a rear secondary section II. The sections have fiat bottom portions [2 and I3 and have upstanding rim or wall portions [4 and 15 respectively. The flat bottoms come together and the coacting walls are provided with welded and contoured effects which provide the necessary convexities and also aiford the required blunt surfaces for delicate ironing accomplishments. The wrinkled lower portions of the rear sections are provided with spring fingers [6 which engage the corresponding end portions of the wall on the front section whereby both sections are separably joined.

It is obvious from the drawings and description that I have invented a simple, practical and economical attachment which may be applied to various types of sad irons, flat irons, electric irons and the like. Composed of two complemental and companion sections, these slip and fit over coacting portions of the body of the iron and are separately adjoined. The rimming walls of said sections encase the peripheral Walls of the body of the iron and trap the heat and the heat is transmitted from the trapped space also by direct contact with the iron itself. It follows that an iron jacketed in a shield such as is herein shown and described becomes highly eflicient to accomplish work along the lines as specified.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjunction with the invention as illustrated in the drawings will enable the reader to obtain a clear understanding and impression of the alleged features of merit and novelty sufficient to clarify the construction of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Minor changes in shape, size, materials and rearrangement of parts may be resorted to in actual practice so long as no departure is made from the invention as claimed.

Having described the invention, claimed as new is:

An attachment for an iron body comprising an adapter jacket for exteriorly enclosing all but the top portion of the body of an iron, said jacket being made up of complemental separably connected front and rear sections, said sections having fiat bottom portions and upstanding marginal what is 3 walls to Wholly encase the major portion of the body of the iron, said front section being relatively large and having a blunt nose portion for safe piloting contact with ruffles, lace-like and other delicate fabrics, said rear section being relatively small and having spring fingers engageable with coasting portions on said front section to separably join the two sections in end to end contact and the upstanding walls on both sections being concavoconvex in cross-section with the convex surfaces facing outwardly, the upper edges of said walls beingjinturned and adapted to directly contact and snugly conform 4 to and surround said iron body in heat trapping and retaining relationship.

MARY E. LANGDON.

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